Fischer Draws 20th Game to Narrow World Title Gap
Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky played to a 54 move draw in the 20th game in Reykjavik. Fischer remained one point behind the world championship lead as the match moved toward conclusion with potential wins or draws in forthcoming games. Spassky faced pressure to win and extend the contest. analysts noted the position remained even after repetition. Icelandic officials and side stories about chair inspection and a legal dispute involving Chester Fox added context to the event.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
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Spassky
Lothar — Schmid
Chester Fox
New York
Fox
Tcelandic Chess Federation
Nixon signs rural development bill with reservations
President Nixon reluctantly signed a rural development bill with reservations citing its reliance on categorical grants and more Washington control. The measure authorizes government insured loans for development in towns under 10,000 and includes a provision for a national wildlife refuge at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Washington
Congress
iNaval
Seal Beach
Chess notation guide with rooks pawns and castling
Explanation describes chess board orientation ranks files and squares. It covers pawn moves capturing notation queen bishop knight and rook placements including P QH and castling as O O and checkmate as M with references to positions and piece initials.
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Piovine
School funding ruled illegal in Kansas ruling
Judge Phillip L. Woodworth of Johnson County District Court declared Kansas elementary and high school financing unconstitutional. He invalidated the school foundation and county foundation formulas, ordered a restructuring by July 1, 1973, and mandated reallocations to uphold equal protection under the law.
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Kan
Kansas
Phillip L. Woodworth
Johnson County
Woodworth
Jaycees To Operate Area Rest Stop Over Labor Day Weekend
Jaycees from Lubbock and Slaton join to staff a rest stop on U S 84 between the cities Sunday 6 p m and Monday midnight. A south west side stand one mile northwest of the Slaton overpass will offer free refreshments and traffic hazard information for Labor Day travelers including Loop 289 and U S 84 crossover traffic.
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Jaycees
Lubbock
Slaton
U.S. 84
Loop 289
75 000 Bond Set In Heist
A Texas magistrate set bond at 75000 for Claude Byron Abernathy Jr. 24 accused in an Aug 23 armed bank robbery in Alamogordo. More than 1500 dollars were taken. Abernathy of San Pedro California was arrested in a Juarez Mexico suburb and handed to FBI agents in El Paso.
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USS
Jamie C. Boyd
Claude Byron Abernathy Jr
Alamogordo
Abernathy
San Pedro
Calif
Juarez
Mexico
FBI
Fischer Draws to Narrow Gap in Reykjavik Chess Duel
A diagram from 2018 shows final position of game 20 in Reykjavik Iceland where the draw leaves challenger Bobby Fischer one point from the title.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Witness identifies murder defendant in Wichita Falls trial
In a Haltom City murder case, a resident identified Leroy LaFoon as the man seen lurking in a parking lot. The 78th District Court trial also involves LaFoon wife Charlotte and Ralph and Doris Brown for the April 1971 killings of Edith Shores and Dee Ann Cloninger near Fort Worth.
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Wichita Falls
UPI
Haltom City
Leroy LaFoon
78Th District Court
LaFoon
Charlotte
Ralph
Doris Brown
Edith Shores
Dee Ann Cloninger
Fort Worth
Ronald Aultman
Kirk
Aultman
Fort. Worth
A. E. Barton
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